SOLUTION: A recipe uses  3  cups of flour to  116  cups of milk. If you have  2  cups of flour, how much milk should you use?

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Question 959769: A recipe uses 
3 
cups of flour to 
116 
cups of milk. If you have 
2 
cups of flour, how much milk should you use?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A recipe uses 3 cups of flour to 116 cups of milk.
If you have 2 cups of flour, how much milk should you use?
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Use a proportion::
milk/flour = milk/flour
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m/2 = 116/3
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m = (2/3)(116)
m = 77 1/3 cups of milk
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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